New pavement will hit roads in Port au Port this summer as the Department
of Transportation and Works calls a tender for road work in the area.

“Every inch of new pavement we can lay is a step towards strengthening
our highways and roadways,” said the Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of
Transportation and Works. “These road improvements will be of benefit to the
travelling public, as well as commercial drivers in the region.”

This tender provides for paving on Route 460 from Romaine’s River Bridge
towards Port au Port, a distance of approximately one kilometre and for
levelling on Route 463 near Piccadilly, a distance of approximately two
kilometres. It also provides for the pulverizing and re-paving of sections
of Route 462 from Fox Island River towards Point au Mal for a distance of
approximately three kilometres.

“I’m very pleased to see these improvements will be made to these three
roads this construction season,” said Tony Cornect, MHA for Port au Port.
“Improvements to our roads and highways will have a trickle-down effect to
benefit our communities and our businesses. As the transportation system is
strengthened, travelling our region is easier and more enjoyable, benefiting
residents, as well as commercial and recreational travellers.”

Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For
Newfoundland and Labrador provides funding of $216.4 million for road and
bridge improvements, supplemented by an additional $35.2 million in Federal
Government funding, for a total road and bridge investment in 2011-12 of
$251.6 million.

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Media contacts:

Roger Scaplen
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 697-5267rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca